Guide to the Charles H. Peterson Pocket Diary Collection
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Title: Charles H. Peterson Pocket Diary Collection
Creator:
Peterson, Charles Henry
Identifier/Call Number: SC.CHP
Extent:
0.21 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1863-1865
Abstract: During the US Civil War, Charles H.
Peterson participated in the Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, and Petersburg
campaigns. He kept these diaries from 1863 to 1865. He tucked notes, correspondence,
currency, and newspaper clippings between the pages.
Language of Material: English
Charles Henry Peterson was a Union volunteer from Salem, New Jersey who fought in the US
Civil War. He participated in the Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, and Petersburg
campaigns.
The
Charles H. Peterson Pocket Diary Collection documents his
participation in the Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, and Petersburg campaigns
during the US Civil War. He tucked notes, correspondence, currency, and newspaper clippings
between the pages. The collection includes notes, correspondence, currency, and newspaper
clippings that were tucked between the pages of the three diaries.
Digital reproductions of items in this collection are available electronically as a part of
the
Civil War Narratives
project.
The collection is open for research use.
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style
manual, or see the
Citing Archival
Materials
guide.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Ephemera
Box 1, Folder 2
Box 1, Folder 3
Clippings and Ephemera
Notes of Charles H. Peterson
Notes of Charles H. Peterson